Program Hold on [Date]

[jgraziano]

It looks like in the old version, you could put a hold on a program on a certain date, ie, Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving, etc.

I don't see that in the new one. It is still possible isn't it? I see the scheduling function, but it appears to be when to run or stop the programs, not 'not' run them.

Is the only way to hold a program to put it in a folder with the conditional date?

 

 

 

Thanks.

Jim

[Chris Jahn]

Folder conditions are used to determine when programs within it are allowed to run, unlike the old version where 'Hold' determines when programs are not allowed to run.

 

To do the equivalent of hold in the new version, create a program with your hold conditions, and then have a folder condition test that program is false.

 

Program 'Office Hours' (Make sure its not in the folder referencing it)

If
       On Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
       From     9:00:00AM
       To       5:30:00PM (same day)
    Or On Sat
       From    10:00:00AM
       To       2:00:00PM (same day)

Then
  - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

Else
  - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

 

Folder Conditions for 'Office Closed'
Add conditions to limit when programs in this folder are allowed to run.

If
       Program 'Office Hours' is False

Then
  Allow the programs in this folder to run.

Folder Conditions for 'Office Open'
Add conditions to limit when programs in this folder are allowed to run.

If
       Program 'Office Hours' is True

Then
  Allow the programs in this folder to run.

[jgraziano]

Thanks Chris.

Seems like another way to do it, too, would be to have the capability of program enable or disable by schedule.

 

(I know, 'so many requests, so little time')

[jgraziano]

So would this be correct to keep the bedroom lights from turning on Thanksgiving and 'Black Friday'?

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If

From 5:00:00AM on 2007/11/22

To 5:00:00AM on 2007/11/24

 

Then

- No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

 

Else

- No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

 

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Folder Conditions for 'Events Subject to HOLD'

Add conditions to limit when programs in this folder are allowed to run.

 

 

 

If

Program 'Thanksgiving' is False

 

Then

Allow the programs in this folder to run.

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The program to turn the lights on is in the 'events subject to hold' folder and normally runs at 5:30 am weekdays only.

 

Thanks!

Jim

[Chris Jahn]

Yes, this program will work.

 

Seems like another way to do it, too, would be to have the capability of program enable or disable by schedule.

 

Have a look at thread, it shows some details on setting the true false/status of a program.

http://forum.universal-devices.com/viewtopic.php?t=499

 

If you create an empty program, and use it as a folder condition, then you can do the equivalent of enable/disable to all the programs within that folder by using 'Run'/'Run Else' to set the true false value of the empty program.